The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

The woman slightly raised her head, tears streaming down her face.

She is a rare beauty.

Luo Qingcheng didn't ask why the short man treated her this way. Seeing that she wouldn't answer, he squatted down and gently wiped away the tears on the woman's face.

Seeing the woman's stunned expression, he pulled out one of her hands and handed her the handkerchief.

Against the backdrop of a man's continuous but gradually diminishing wails, she smiled slightly and whispered, "If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze."

The woman's gaze slowly moved from Luo Qingcheng's face to the man rolling on the ground.

The emotion in his eyes gradually shifted from confusion to ruthlessness.

……

Luo Qingcheng exited the illusion with a relaxed expression.

High score! It's a sure thing!

A girl with her hair styled in a lily bun happened to pass by her. She was first taken aback by Luo Qingcheng's radiant face, and then, seeing Luo Qingcheng's smug expression, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister, you seem very confident?"

Luo Qingcheng grinned, revealing his teeth. "Of course!"

Based on her actions, she's definitely good enough for a guaranteed admission!

"Wow, you're really amazing. I thought the first round of assessments was really difficult."

Seeing the girl's envious gaze, Luo Qingcheng continued climbing the stairs with an air of arrogance.

To everyone's surprise, the second elder in charge looked conflicted and ultimately drew an X after the string of numbers representing her.

……

Upon witnessing this scene in the main hall, the elders could only laugh and cry at the same time.

Before they knew it, almost all the elders had gathered in front of the water curtain reflecting Luo Qingcheng.

"How did this rosy-cheeked girl get so confident?"

"I don't know. By the way, senior brother, please speak Mandarin, I can't understand it."

"Hey, what are you pretending for? If you don't understand, why are you trying to translate for me?!"

"Stop arguing, everyone! Take a closer look, isn't that Kong Fuling, the young master of Kongxun Palace, next to her?"

"Oh, it really is!"

"Where? Let me see."

"I heard that the young master of Kongxun Palace said in his early years that he did not want to inherit the position of palace master and wanted to come to our Wenjian Sect to learn swordsmanship?"

"That one with a natural sword heart?!"

"That's right, they got full marks on the first test!"

The perfect scorer, Kong Fuling, was following behind Luo Qingcheng with starry eyes.

Just like how underachieving students can't help but want to compare answers with top students after an exam, Kong Fuling, unaware that she herself is the top student, pondered for a long time before asking, "Sister, can you tell me how you did it?"

Luo Qingcheng paused, turned around, and glanced sideways at the innocent Kong Fuling. "You really want to know?"

Made enough gestures.

Kong Fuling nodded vigorously, filled with anticipation.

Luo Qingcheng turned back, lowering his voice and feigning seriousness, "Little friend, it's not too late to turn back now. Ahead lies hell—"

Kong Fuling was taken aback.

what?

All she wanted was an answer, right?

How did answering questions get connected to hell?

Could it be——

Remembering what her mother had told her—that the Sword Inquiry Sect was full of reincarnated evil spirits—Kong Fuling nervously swallowed.

But she really wanted to know. After struggling for a long time, Kong Fuling cheered herself up and sped up to catch up with Luo Qingcheng, who had already gone far away and was now standing on the steps without continuing to climb.

With her eyes closed and a look of resignation on her face, she declared, "Sister! I'm ready!"

After a long while, Luo Qingcheng didn't turn his head.

Kong Fuling, not hearing a sound, opened her eyes in confusion. Seeing Luo Qingcheng motionless, she hesitated for a moment, "Sister?"

They circled around to the front of Luo Qingcheng and saw that Luo Qingcheng had his eyes closed and was frowning, looking quite pained.

Kong Fuling's pupils contracted.

"Sister? What's wrong with you?"

At the same time, some people have raised the same questions as Kong Fuling.

"What about the little girl?"

"I don't know, senior brother. Please speak Mandarin; I don't understand it."

The other elders ignored the two brothers and remained serious.

"There shouldn't be an exam site here, could it be that I'm remembering wrong?"

The elder who set the question replied, "There is indeed no test point set up here."

Just as everyone was wondering, the water screen quality of Luo Qingcheng suddenly dropped from 4K to 360P, until it disappeared completely.

The previously noisy elders immediately fell silent.

This is the first time in a thousand years that a magical artifact has experienced such a situation.

……

At this moment, Luo Qingcheng had forgotten about the Wenjian Sect's entrance examination and was busy with a battle of wits and courage.

"Your Highness, disasters are frequent in the world, and demons are rampant. This is truly a critical moment of life and death. The matter of opening the altar to worship Heaven cannot be delayed any longer!"

An official with a long beard and wearing a crane-patterned robe earnestly advised her.

Luo Qingcheng nodded in agreement, "Well said. In that case, we'll use you as the sacrifice."

"If my old bones are of any use, I will do my duty without hesitation!"

The tone shifted abruptly, "But only Your Highness, as a royal daughter, has the right to pray to Heaven for blessings!"

Luo Qingcheng kicked the kneeling official and roared, "If you advise someone to die, you'll be struck by lightning! Old Deng, you better watch yourself when you go out!"

Besides, why not let her brothers die instead of her? Why must it be her, a princess who has never been favored since childhood and has never enjoyed any happiness?

Kicked to the ground, he was still unwilling to give up. He struggled to his feet, knelt down again, and crawled closer to Luo Qingcheng. "Your Highness, please consider the well-being of the people!"

Luo Qingcheng was startled by his wrinkled and ugly face and hurriedly took a few steps back.

"Your Highness, please consider the well-being of the people!"

Looking up, I saw a dense crowd kneeling before me—peddlers, nobles, the elderly, women, and children—all speaking the same sentence in unison, creating a powerful and imposing scene.

Luo Qingcheng smiled dismissively, "I am also one of these common people, yet you all seem to value me."

Seeing that she refused no matter what, the people who had been pleading stood up and surrounded her with ferocious expressions.

Seeing that things were going badly, Luo Qingcheng grabbed her ankle-length palace dress and ran away.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness! Please consider the well-being of the people!"

"What do I care about the common people!"

Faced with a group of people chasing and blocking him, Luo Qingcheng jumped up and down, feeling like he had inexhaustible energy.

She even had the leisure to turn around and joke, "Come and chase me! If you catch me, you can have your way with me!"

She infuriated the people behind her who couldn't catch up with her no matter what.

The emperor, who had been watching from the sidelines for a long time, could no longer bear to watch this farce. "Useless! He can't even hold onto a delicate and frail woman!"

He ordered the Imperial Guards to enter the arena.

How could Luo Qingcheng be a match for the well-trained Imperial Guards? In no time, he was escorted before the emperor, who was dressed in a robe with five-clawed golden dragons.

A Taoist priest in a Taoist robe stood behind him.

Forced to the ground, Luo Qingcheng glared fiercely at the Taoist priest, "You stinking Taoist, how dare you try to deceive the royal family? You've got some nerve!"

The Taoist priest remained silent, but the emperor feigned offense, saying, "Watch your tone when you speak to the master!"

Luo Qingcheng immediately turned the gun on him, "Did I talk to you? Do you have tonsils? How can they get inflamed like that?"

"presumptuous!"

"Pah! So what if I'm being presumptuous today? Cherish this moment of verbal sparring, because if I really die and become a ghost, none of you will escape!"

The emperor was furious and immediately ordered someone to teach his insolent daughter a lesson.

"Someone is coming..."

"Your Majesty," the Taoist priest said, his voice ethereal, like that of a transcendent immortal, interrupting the emperor's unfinished words.

"gentlemen?"

"This humble Taoist priest has a few words he would like to say to Your Highness."

"Please speak, sir."

Upon receiving the signal, the guards released their control over Luo Qingcheng.

Luo Qingcheng stood up and stretched his stiff body.

"This princess wants to hear what kind of nonsense you're going to spout."

The emperor was about to get angry when he heard what she said, but the Taoist priest stopped him with a gesture.

Luo Qingcheng gave a mocking smile.

Look at that emperor, he looks like a dog tamed by a Taoist priest.

But she said nothing.

The emperor was annoyed just by her smile.

The Taoist priest transmitted his voice, "Your Highness, I have not lied. Heaven has closed its heart, causing great calamities in the world and chaos in the division of the six realms. It is only through your compassionate guidance that it can be awakened."

what?